Lincoln's First T-Ball Game

It was finally time for Lincoln's first T-Ball game on Sunday afternoon, and he got all dressed up in his uniform looking so snappy!  The smallest sized pants needed a little help from a drawstring and belt loops sewed on by Mommy, and his shirt was a little big as well.  I've never been a Yankees fan, but even the Kuhlman family can cheer for a Yankee if he's as cute as Lincoln!

The boys had some one-on-one catching practices with Daddies and Coaches before the game then the Yankees took the field!  Lincoln was at the super important T-Ball position of "in between short stop and second base", and he was ready to stop any ball in the vicinity!  Daddy was positioned behind him in the outfield to guide the players and keep everyone in the game.  Linc went after any ball in his area.

It was a good top of the 1st with our team trying hard to stop the hits from the Wildcats.  Everyone gave a good effort.  Daddy was waving Lincoln and the other guys in to the dugout for a water break before they took to the tee.

Beau was super excited about Lincoln's game . . . until he kind of wasn't super excited anymore.  He played a few games on my phone then decided to call random people.  He left a really long message on the SVAA voice mail about how he was at Lincoln's Yankee game and it was hot and he was Lincoln's little brother and who knows what else before I caught him talking and took the phone away.  (I had called them on Friday morning about picking up the team baseball hat, so the number was high in the queue.  I'm sure the secretary will love listening to that on Monday morning!)   

When it was Linc's turn to be on deck, he took his spot on the bucket and had a chat with Daddy about swinging hard and running fast to first base.  So excited for his first at bat! 

Little #7 was ready to swing for the fences! 

Coach Andrew got him positioned correctly at the tee, and Lincoln got a great hit on his first swing!!  That was so cool!  We might want to talk about running a little faster on the base path, but we were all cheering for him! 

The next kids behind him got hits as well, and Linc advanced around the bases.  I caught him running home and definitely noticed that I need to work on my camera to not focus on the fence so much!  Run Lincoln!!!

Coach Andrew was waiting with a tap on the helmet as Linc scored a run for the Yankees!  He took advantage of his chances at bat, and he said batting was his favorite part!

The kids all traded positions each time we took the field, so he got to be in right field too.  He liked to run up and catch the balls hit between first and second base.  He has so much hustle!!  I think he had the most fun with the after game high five with the opposing team.  He has never done anything like that, and he was grinning like crazy!!!

Lincoln's cheering section was Beau, Nana and Pop Pop, and we all took lots of pictures and clapped for everyone.  Beau wasn't really interested in the game that much, but he had fun.  It was pretty hot so we visited our cooler for ice cold water often. 

Lincoln had a little cool down in the shade with a snack and Capri Sun after the game.  Note the teammate in the background - that is the other Lincoln on our team and his Mom carrying the same backpack that my Lincoln has.  (This one still amazes me!!)

Lincoln's first T-Ball game was a wonderful success!  He had so much fun!  We all did, despite the near 100 degree temperatures.  We are so proud of Lincoln being a great teammate and having fun at his first game.  And we only have to say "Go Yankees" for Lincoln!